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Hand rankings and the basic rules of the nine games our calculator runs. Each game links to the calculator set up for it.
Hand rankings, best to worst
The cards shown are examples of each hand. These are high-hand rankings; low halves in Hi/Lo games are ranked differently.
- 1
Royal flush
A, K, Q, J and 10, all one suit.
- 2
Straight flush
Five in a row, all one suit.
- 3
Four of a kind
Four cards of one rank.
- 4
Full house
Three of one rank and two of another.
- 5
Flush
Five cards of one suit, not in a row.
- 6
Straight
Five in a row, mixed suits. A-2-3-4-5 counts; the ace plays low.
- 7
Three of a kind
Three cards of one rank.
- 8
Two pair
Two cards of one rank and two of another.
- 9
One pair
Two cards of one rank.
- 10
High card
None of the above. The highest card plays first.
How to play
No-Limit Hold’em NLHE
Each player gets two hole cards. Five board cards are shared: three on the flop, one on the turn, one on the river. Your hand is the best five cards from your two and the board’s five, using any number of each. Betting is no-limit: you can bet everything in front of you at any time.
Pot-Limit Omaha PLO
Each player gets four hole cards. At showdown you must use exactly two of them and exactly three of the five board cards. Betting is pot-limit.
Five-card Omaha PLO5
Each player gets five hole cards. At showdown you must use exactly two of them and exactly three of the five board cards. Betting is pot-limit.
Six-card Omaha PLO6
Each player gets six hole cards. At showdown you must use exactly two of them and exactly three of the five board cards. Betting is pot-limit.
Omaha Hi/Lo O8
Each player gets four hole cards and uses exactly two of them with exactly three board cards, for the high half and for the low half. The low half needs five different ranks, none higher than an eight, and an ace counts low. Straights and flushes don't hurt a low. If no hand makes a low, the best high hand takes the whole pot. A hand that wins both halves scoops.
Big O Big O
Each player gets five hole cards and uses exactly two of them with exactly three board cards, for the high half and for the low half. The low half needs five different ranks, none higher than an eight, and an ace counts low. Straights and flushes don't hurt a low. If no hand makes a low, the best high hand takes the whole pot.
Six-card Omaha Hi/Lo PLO6 Hi/Lo
Each player gets six hole cards and uses exactly two of them with exactly three board cards, for the high half and for the low half. The low half needs five different ranks, none higher than an eight, and an ace counts low. If no hand qualifies for low, the high hand takes the whole pot. Betting is pot-limit.
Seven Card Stud Stud
Each player gets seven cards over five betting rounds: two down and one up on third street, an upcard on each of fourth, fifth and sixth street, and a last card down on seventh. You play the best five of your seven cards. There are no community cards.
Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Stud 8
The deal is the same as Seven Card Stud. The pot splits between the best high hand and the best qualifying low hand. A low is five different ranks, none higher than an eight, made from any five of your seven cards; an ace counts low and straights and flushes don't hurt a low. If no hand makes a low, the best high hand takes the whole pot.